Henry Iv, Part Ii

Unique features of the Signet Classic ShakespeareAn extensive overview of Shakespeare’s life, world, and theatre by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University.Special introduction to the play by the editor, Norman N. Holland, University of Florida. Sources from which Shakespeare derived Henry IV, Part Two - selections from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland and Samuel Daniel’s The First Four Books of the Civil Wars Between the Two Houses of Lancaster and York.Dramatic criticism from the past and present- commentaries by William Hazlitt, Sigmund Freud, Philip Williams, Harold Jenkins, James L. Calderwood, Coppelia Kahn, and Michael Goldman.A new comprehensive stage history by Sidney Homan of notable actors, directors, and productions of Henry IV, Part two, then and now. Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type. Up-to-date list of recommended readings.